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The first issue of the year is here! 2017 was an amazing year, here is a look back and a look forward at Walpack History. Click here to enjoy Walpack Historical Society’s January 2018 Newsletter. Articles: Thoughts and Rumination Reflections on Summertime The Delaware Harbinger of Spring Was I Lost or Not Images: 2017 in review

Walpack , New Jersey – A Brief History

Walpack Township is located in the scenic western section of Sussex County, along the Delaware River. The township includes a section of the Old Mine Road, which is reputed to have been constructed by the early Dutch miners in the mid-1600s as a means of transporting copper ore from the Pahaquarry area to Kingston (formerly Esopus), N. Y. At one time it was considered the longest commercial road of note in the colonies. The area was sparsely settled before 1736.

Walpack Township was originally much larger when it was part of Hunterdon County in 1731. Walpack became part of Morris County when that county separated in 1739. When Sussex County was established in 1753, Walpack comprised what is now Sandyston and Montague Townships in Sussex County and Pahaquarry (now Hardwick) in Warren County. It became the present size in 1824 when Warren County separated from Sussex County.

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Our Mission

The Society actively stimulates an awareness and interest in the Walpack area through lectures, tours, publications and special events, such as Van Campen Day, hikes and exhibits at countywide events.

It promotes collection, preservation and dissemination of Walpack area history and acts as a repository for artifacts of the Walpack area. We also maintain a small museum.